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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1964
Page
14
Bennington Town Selectmen and Village Trustees will choose among five remaining bids for a joint town and village retirement plan. Bids initially ranged from 12 000 to 14 000 annually. two higher bids appear out of the running.
Municipal Court heard Harold Moffitt plead guilty to disturbing the peace after glass throwing at his Shaftsbury home. Clifton Miller was fined for a defective 1953 Ford and license plate issues. Bruce Banulis was ordered to 35 hours of work for ringing a false fire alarm. Richard Miles fined for failing to stop at a stop sign. Richard Benoit delayed for telephoning his father due to vehicle registration issues. Judge Fienberg announced proceeding delays with Acting Judge Morrissey taking over Friday.
Miss D Agnes Hurley lifelong Bennington resident died last night at Putnam Memorial Hospital at 313 Elm Street. Funeral arrangements and full obituary to be published in tomorrow's issue.
Anne Douglas Beverley Byrd wife of Virginia senator Harry F Byrd died of a heart attack at her Shenandoah Valley home less than a week after turning 77. Funeral services set for 11 a m Thursday in Winchester where she grew up and married Byrd in 1913. The article notes she had been a quiet figure and largely inactive in politics. Moose Lodge notices announce a clambake September 20 and a Dinner Dance August 29 with Nick Marra’s Orchestra. Open houses at Crescent Manor Nursing Home scheduled for Thursday through Sunday from 9 a m to 5 p m. An error in a recent accident report is corrected regarding a collision involving Fred Nicklewhite and Kathleen Kupchik. Contributions to the Order of Eastern Star Home should be left at Jerry’s Flowers by August 28.
Vermont Army National Guard units totaling 2,400 personnel finish summer training at Camp Drum New York and return Friday night. Finance Officer Maj. Robert Woodbury reports payroll will total $278,579, the largest in the unit’s history.
Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote a Republican candidate for governor urged a crash program to educate and train handicapped children during a coffee hour at the home of Sen. and Mrs. Eugene V. Clark. He spoke against consolidating Vermont districts into 12 units while supporting supervisory units and expanded educational television to improve rural schooling. He also called for a higher minimum teacher salary and noted his stops in Shaftsbury Bennington Pownal and a Burlington TV appearance.
Brattleboro reports the Young Vermont Independent Party backs Gov. Philip Hoff for reelection after a tense 12 vote deadlock. The final tally shows Hoff three votes, Foote two, with Babcock and MacBride one each. T. Garry Buckley notes VIP plans a nominating convention between primaries and filing deadline. The Young VIP may pursue legal status via petition signatures.
The union vote split 60 to 31 in floor proceedings and 65 to 47 in the ballot vote for a contract first signed June 11 and renegotiated since. Jacobsen challenged notice and voter eligibility, claiming improper notice and possibly ineligible workers voting. He urged another vote under neutral supervision. Cheers and tensions rose as Ryan pressed for his report during the nomination process.
Admission and discharge notices list multiple patients across Vermont and nearby towns including Bennington Manchester Arlington Dorset and Wilmington. Births report a son born to Waters and a daughter to Jones and Petersburg residents. A meeting recount describes conflict between Union official Dykeman and organizer Ryan over contract ratification and procedures with nominations for steward and a secret ballot to follow.
Three Barre men were rescued from an eight foot cave in at a town sewer project near U.S. Route 302 and Route 110. Larry Ladue 24 suffered a fractured pelvis and internal injuries and remained in danger. Roy Bowles 27 and Wilda Bresette 19 had fractured pelves but were in satisfactory condition.
Rep Hale Boggs said rules allow nomination by acclamation though no roll call precedent exists. Alabama sent six loyalists under pledges to the national ticket. holdouts faced no eviction as McCormack urged stand for November nominees. Mississippi credentials battle ends with seating only three delegates who pledged support.
Morgera told The Banner he has not received a response from Hoff. The three track workers Charles Ryan Jr Paul L Eagan and William H Jacobsen filed a resume with U S District Attorney Joseph Radigan in Rutland seeking a vote on union representation between the Teamsters and BSEIU. They report no Radigan reply yet and say they want a workers vote on which union should represent them.
Stock averages show modest gains and losses with the Dow and Nasdaq fluctuating. The report lists numbers such as 830.33 with a 1.87 drop and 208.25 down 52, while 149.72 rises 0.21 and 296.20 gains 0.49, reflecting a mixed session.
Bennington High School will implement an eight period day this fall. The plan aims to cut administrative chores and improve space use in a crowded building. On opening day Sept 2 grades 9–12 report at 8 am while seventh and eighth graders go to the multi purpose room for schedules.
The YMCA pool in use since June 15 will close Sunday August 30 at 7 p.m. The pool and adjacent playground attracted thousands of local youth and adults as well as visitors from Canada Europe Asia the Pacific and the British Isles.
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